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IBPS PO Mains 30 Nov 2024 Shift 2 Paper

Question Numbers: 11-15

Directions: Read the given information carefully and answer the following questions.

A word and number arrangement device when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular pattern in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement. (All the numbers are two-digit numbers.)

Input: man 45 cow 13 job 62 bet 28 lie 74 91 and.

Step I: blm 45 cow job 62 bet 28 lie 74 91 and 31.

Step II: 25 blm 45 cow job 62 bet 74 91 and 31 fjk.

Step III: aip 25 blm cow 62 bet 74 91 and 31 fjk 54.

Step IV: 59 aip 25 blm bet 74 91 and 31 fjk 54 bpv.

Step V: afs 59 aip 25 blm 91 and 31 fjk 54 bpv 71.

Step VI: 19 afs 59 aip 25 blm 31 fjk 54 bpv 71 bcm.

Step VI is the last step of the above input. As per the pattern followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.

Input: 29 may 76 van end 35 aid 58 urn 83 our 42.

Question : 13 of 155

Marks: +1, -0

What is the sum of the first three numbers from the right end in Step V?

Validate

Solution:

Concept:

The given machine rearranges numbers and words step by step using fixed rules. We only need the numbers at the right end of Step V.

Explanation:

From the given steps, the Step V arrangement is:

\text{cfm} \quad 55 \quad \text{pqv} \quad 53 \quad \text{bmu} \quad \text{aid} \quad 83 \quad 92 \quad \text{mqv} \quad 39 \quad \text{blx} \quad 73

The numbers at the right end, from right to left, are

73

39

, and

92

Their sum is:

73 + 39 + 92 = 204

Thus, the required sum is

204

Answer:

204 \quad \text{(Option D)}

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